Is Old Towing Path in Newport safe?

Old Towing Path has an area-safety proxy score of 45/100. It uses recorded incident counts for the associated LSOA, not a population-adjusted crime rate or a prediction of personal safety. Based on police.uk open data.

Old Towing Path

Newport, Casnewydd - Newport, Wales

Mapped street Green-space proximity 28/100 Transport proximity 50/100 Risk indicators: Data incomplete Low confidence

Reality check: Recorded indicators: area-safety proxy 45/100; transport-stop proximity 50/100; daily amenities 30/100; green-space proximity 28/100. Data unavailable: flood mapping. These indicators do not establish personal suitability or future property returns.

Compare Profile Scores

Each profile applies different weights to the available indicators; it does not determine personal suitability.

All available profile scores are below 45/100.

Review the component scores and missing data against your own requirements.

Families

Low

Available components: area-safety proxy 45/100; family indicators 30/100; green-space proximity 28/100; daily amenities 30/100. Data unavailable: energy. Compare the available inputs with your own requirements.

How this is calculated

Safety 30%, Family indicators 30%, Environment 20%, Amenities 10%, Energy 10%. Missing components are excluded and the remaining weights are rescaled.

Young Professionals

Low

Available components: transport-stop proximity 50/100; amenity proximity 45/100; daily amenities 30/100. Data unavailable: market proxy. Compare the available inputs with your own requirements.

How this is calculated

Transport 35%, Walkability 30%, Amenities 25%, Market 10%. Missing components are excluded and the remaining weights are rescaled.

Retirees

Low

Available components: area-safety proxy 45/100; green-space proximity 28/100; daily amenities 30/100; amenity proximity 45/100. Data unavailable: energy. Compare the available inputs with your own requirements.

How this is calculated

Safety 25%, Environment 25%, Amenities 20%, Energy 15%, Walkability 15%. Missing components are excluded and the remaining weights are rescaled.

First-time Buyers

Low

Available components: transport-stop proximity 50/100; daily amenities 30/100; area-safety proxy 45/100. Data unavailable: sale price. Compare the available inputs with your own requirements.

How this is calculated

Affordability 40%, Transport 25%, Amenities 20%, Safety 15%. Missing components are excluded and the remaining weights are rescaled.

Liveability Score

Indicative · relative within Newport

Low confidence Based on no transaction data, 4 data sources

Flood mapping

Natural Resources Wales categories at the mapped street point:

Rivers: No mapped intersection.
Sea: No mapped intersection.
Surface water and small watercourses: No mapped intersection.

No mapped intersection does not mean no flood risk. These NRW categories use a different method from English planning Flood Zones and do not produce a comparable numerical score here.

Check the official NRW flood map

Things You Should Know

Limited mapped green-space access

Score 28/100. This measures mapped green-space proximity, not noise or air quality.

How Life Works Here

Old Towing Path is located in Newport, near Casnewydd / Newport, Casnewydd - Newport. The associated LSOA area has 91 recorded incidents from 2025-08 to 2026-07. Incident rows were observed in 12 of the 12 selected months. These are area counts, not street-level incidents or population-adjusted rates; they do not establish a comparison with local or national averages. No nearby amenity records are available in this extract. Recorded nearby transport modes: rail and bus. The nearest mapped stop (Highcroft Road Top) is 336m away. Check current routes and service frequency with the operator. The price sample is too small to publish a median; at least eight recorded transactions are required. LSOA source indicators: recorded population 1,849; owner-occupied homes 45.3%; social housing 0.5%; retired population 23.6%; average household size 2.4. No nearby school records are available in this extract. Flood risk data is unavailable for this street; no low-risk assessment has been made. The highest available weighted profile is young professionals at 43/100. This is a comparison of recorded inputs, not a recommendation or a forecast of returns. The available indicators produce a composite score of 39/100. Its recorded district percentile is 42. Missing dimensions are excluded; scores are proxies rather than measurements of personal liveability.

Nearby Services (5 km)

Score Breakdown

Scores are heuristic proxies from open datasets. Missing dimensions are excluded from the overall score. Source and scope are listed below.

Safety (area) Fair (45)

police.uk recorded incident counts in the source extract; LSOA area, not street-level or population-adjusted

Daily Access Low (30)

OpenStreetMap amenities within 2km

Transport Fair (50)

DfT NaPTAN + TfL stops

Green-space proximity Poor (28)

OpenStreetMap green-space proximity; distance-decay proxy, not noise or air quality

Market Value Data unavailable

HM Land Registry price paid data

Family Low (30)

GIAS/Ofsted school records, mapped amenities, household and area-score indicators

Amenity proximity Fair (45)

Amenity and transport proximity proxy; no pedestrian network or route assessment

Energy Data unavailable

EPC Register — awaiting public API access

Flood Risk Data unavailable

Outside Environment Agency coverage; Welsh flood assessment unavailable until NRW data is integrated

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Public Services Nearby

Public facilities within walking distance from Old Towing Path, with detailed information for each.

gyms & sports centres (5)

Allt-Yr-Yn Tennis Club 690m · 9 min walk
Bettws Active Living Centre 1126m · 14 min walk
Station Gym 1386m · 17 min walk
Y Sifil Bettws 1429m · 18 min walk
Stow Park Lawn Tennis Club 1453m · 18 min walk

hospitals (5)

Malpas Brook Health Centre 653m · 8 min walk
Newport Community Mental Health Team 1109m · 14 min walk
Albany Medical Centre Newport 1398m · 18 min walk
Westfield Medical Centre 1438m · 18 min walk
St Woolos Hospital 1856m · 23 min walk

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libraries (3)

Malpas Library 1513m · 19 min walk
Cwtsh Arts Centre 1619m · 20 min walk
Newport Central Library 1817m · 23 min walk

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parks & green spaces (5)

Kimberley Park 551m · 7 min walk
Clifton Park 1787m · 22 min walk
Grove Park 1801m · 22 min walk
Chapel Park 1802m · 22 min walk
Bettws In Bloom 1918m · 24 min walk

Transport Links

Highcroft Road Top bus_stop336m

Raglan Barrack Gates bus_stop356m

Allt-yr-yn View bus_stop442m

Newport (S Wales) Rail Station rail_station1241m

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Data Transparency

4 open data sources

45% data uniqueness

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OS Open Roads — Crown copyright and database right
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data — Crown copyright
police.uk crime data — Open Government Licence v3.0
OpenStreetMap — ODbL licence
DfT NaPTAN — Open Government Licence v3.0
GIAS schools data — Crown copyright
Environment Agency flood data — OGL v3.0
ONS Census 2021 — Open Government Licence v3.0

All scores are computed from publicly available government and open data. No proprietary data is used. Scores reflect statistical patterns, not guarantees. Limited data available for this street — interpret scores with caution.